Apple is lower on reports of slashed iPhone prices in China The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is set to snap its five-day winning streak -- down over 100 points at midday -- as the U.S. government shutdown ties its longest ever. Plus, lingering concerns over a lack of details on U.S.-China trade are also weighing on stocks today. Apple (AAPL) stock is also lower, amid reports thatChinese ret...Read More

Lawyers Gold Silver Project Phoenix Zone 2018 Drill ResultsBenchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) has expanded the Phoenix zone at its Lawyers gold-silver project in B.C.'s Golden Triangle after intersecting gold and silver mineralization in step out drilling grading as high as 11 grams gold per tonne and 819 grams silver over 4 metres from 69 metres downhole.Other highlights included 6.15 g...Read More

Lawyers Gold Silver Project Phoenix Zone 2018 Drill ResultsBenchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) has expanded the Phoenix zone at its Lawyers gold-silver project in B.C.'s Golden Triangle after intersecting gold and silver mineralization in step out drilling grading as high as 11 grams gold per tonne and 819 grams silver over 4 metres from 69 metres downhole.Other highlights included 6.15 g...Read More

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Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More

This stunning research revealed by the former hedge-fund who predicted the last NASDAQ crash could have some Americans thinking twice before hoarding cash.Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is go...Read More

CME was downgraded to "hold" by BofA-Merrill Lynch todayCME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has started the new year off on the wrong foot, on track for its second straight weekly loss amid concerns over a new rival exchange. This morning, the exchange operator was downgraded to "hold" from "buy" at BofA-Merrill Lynch, while its price target was trimmed to $191 from $200. However, Deutsche Bank hiked its pri...Read More

At first glance, you might initially think that cryptocurrencies and precious metals have little, if anything, in common. However, to the contrary, the two can be sourced in the same basic way: through mining. "Mining" has a broad definition here, but "energy consumption" doesn't. The journal Nature Sustainability has published new research revealing that cryptocurrency mining expends significantl...Read More

At first glance, you might initially think that cryptocurrencies and precious metals have little, if anything, in common. However, to the contrary, the two can be sourced in the same basic way: through mining. "Mining" has a broad definition here, but "energy consumption" doesn't. The journal Nature Sustainability has published new research revealing that cryptocurrency mining expends significantl...Read More

Project scope entails the engineering, procurement and construction of a 355,000tpa processing facilityGlobal engineering, project delivery and operations management group, DRA Global ("DRA") has been awarded (through its 100% owned subsidiary DRA Pacific Pty Ltd) the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Dargues Gold Mine in New South Wales, Australia. Dargues is owned...Read More

Platinum's lesser-known cousin keeps going from strength to strength.Palladium, once considered an unattractive byproduct of platinum mining until the rise of catalytic converters in the 1970s, is hitting new records. Spot metal peaked at an all-time high $1,344.41 a troy ounce Wednesday. Over the past month, it's been more costly than gold, which hasn't happened since 2002. From a point a decade...Read More

* China premiums rise slightly to $6-$9 an ounce* Indian demand expected to rise in wedding season* Singapore and Hong Kong premiums mostly unchanged* Spot gold on track for fourth straight weekly gainBENGALURU/MUMBAI - Physical gold premiums rose in China this week as investment demand firmed on worries over global growth and a softening dollar, though Indian buyers remained on the sidelines ahea...Read More

Meanwhile, Cowen likes Domino's for 2019Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is trading down 1.6% at $90.30 after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to "sell" from "neutral," and lowered its price target to $76 from $83. The firm said it prefers names like Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) and McDonald's (MCD) from the restaurant space, and also questioned the strength of the company's Pizza Hut and Taco Bell busine...Read More

J.P. Morgan Securities cut its rating on WTW stockto "neutral" The shares of Weight Watchers International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTW) are down 7.2% at $32.58 in early trading -- and touched a new annual low of $32.32 out of the gate -- on a downgrade from J.P. Morgan Securities. The analyst nearly halved its price target to $37 from $70, and downshifted to "neutral" from "overweight." The analyst is "thro...Read More

The company is selling its chemistry technologies business to ADMHouston-based chemical company Flotek Industries Inc (NYSE:FTK) said it is selling its consumer and industrial chemistry technologies business, Florida Chemical Company, to Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) for $175 million -- more than double the company's market cap of 80.42 million at last night's close. As such, FTK shares have more t...Read More

* China's Tsingshan Group and partners including GEM Co Ltd on Friday announced the start of work on a $700 million battery chemicals project in Indonesia.* A GEM spokesman said piling work began on Friday, while a joint statement said construction would start "as soon as possible after obtaining relevant approvals".* A joint venture agreement on the project, situated in the Morowali Industrial Pa...Read More

Both companies and the fund managers that invest in them are under pressure to pay more attention to environmental, social and governance issues. For the former group, that requires delivering increased transparency on an ever-expanding range of metrics. For the investment crowd, tailoring strategies to address the new demands means increased spending on data - at a time when fees are slowly but s...Read More

Both companies and the fund managers that invest in them are under pressure to pay more attention to environmental, social and governance issues. For the former group, that requires delivering increased transparency on an ever-expanding range of metrics. For the investment crowd, tailoring strategies to address the new demands means increased spending on data - at a time when fees are slowly but s...Read More

Both companies and the fund managers that invest in them are under pressure to pay more attention to environmental, social and governance issues. For the former group, that requires delivering increased transparency on an ever-expanding range of metrics. For the investment crowd, tailoring strategies to address the new demands means increased spending on data - at a time when fees are slowly but s...Read More

CRBP is heading toward its third straight weekly gain of 10% or moreThe shares of Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRBP) are up 1% to trade at $7.86 today, after Canaccord Genuity raised its price target on the drugmaker to $38 from $36 while maintaining its "overweight" rating. The analyst in coverage is bullish on Corbus Pharmaceuticals' recent pact with Kaken Pharmaceutical to devel...Read More